Berkeley Institute - Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Dorothy Macdonald llD0t73 Ht'!I1'FII 111055 11106, thou hast ilu, s1c'fz'le.rl fan' l f-rw' lonlcnl' upon. Vice-President of Class, '15, '16, '17 and '18 junior Editor of Berkelydi:m, '17 Orphan in lN1icc and lN1cn Basketball Team, '16, '17, '18. Elizabeth Peacock Lizbett 9111! TC'1Ifl'I'.Y run defp. Basketball Team, '17, '18.

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fxchungc lfditor of Bcrkelydiz1n, '18 At College Dorothy Leavens Dot' l SIN iulx ll ,wlmlar and tl riglzl good on Secretary of Class, '16 Helen Leeming HSl'l'l1f7lIS slmn' icillr Tlzw K1mfc'l1'1fg1'g ,lrl ix llliuz' tIl0lI!'.H ccrctary of Class, '15 uml '18

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Class History Upper I N the year of 1914 we took the collegiate room school and won undying fame for ourselves At Hrst we sought an obscure corner, so awe- inspired were we at the sight of an upper classman. The term freshie was written all over us, but our quick ability to adapt ourselves to new situations soon asserted itself and it was not long before the upper classmen were jealous of our superiority. They requested, when we boldly announced our intentions of buying class rings, that we immediately make ourselves less conspicuous and conform to precedent. We decided that for a first venture we had better keep the peace and therefore condescended to agree. Instead of rings, however, beautiful shiny class pins were conceived, bought and paid for CH. They were worn on the aver- age of ,two or three days after their arrival and then- by storm, when twenty-six of us entered high lost. It was voted that the class colors should be blueiand gold and we have kept these through our eventful school career. At our first class meeting Anna Lohman was elected presidentg Dorothy Macdonald, vice-presidentg Genevieve Dusenberry, treasurer: and Helen Leeming, secretary. Athletically we had aspirations. At that time, there was no basketball league so we at once organized a basket- ball team and hired our own coach. Those on the team were: Christine Lawrence and Adele Prior, forwardsg Tertia Holm, centerg Dorothy Macdonald and Anna Lohman, guards. Anna was elected captain and Christine Lawrence manager. In the course of time, we played Upper 2 and we practically defeated them. There was no doubt of the matter in our minds and the final score, proclaimed by the coach of 10 to 8 in favor of our opponents, was voted fraudulent by us. In a creditable imitation of our secre- tary's handwriting we see the words beaten in every game we played. This person is undoubtedly a forger and deserves to be duly chastised. The winter passed quickly and rather uneventfully except for the usual festivities and the agonies of exams. In May we gave the most celebrated tea ever held in the annals of the school. Everyone seemed to have a good time and to be in excellent spirits with the exception of the refreshment committee, who 'feared that the food supply might give out because a certain class Cmentioning no namesj stayed so long and dined so heartily. It is recorded that the spring term passed incredibly fast and commence- ment at last arrived. We applauded heartily for the for- tunate members of our class who won honors. Finally we went home full of the joys of school life and eager to haze the new freshies in the fall. Page Si.rtcc'n